Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya ovata Glaciated Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This oak forest community is widespread in the north-central United States. Stands occur primarily on glaciated, rolling topography on a wide variety of soils that have a dry-mesic moisture condition. The canopy is variable but typically closed (>80%). <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i> are the leading dominants, but <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i> can also be codominant. Typical associates include <i>Juglans nigra</i> and, more south or east, <i>Carya alba</i> and <i>Carya glabra</i>. The subcanopy contains <i>Ostrya virginiana, Prunus serotina, Sassafras albidum</i>, and, increasingly, <i>Acer rubrum</i> or <i>Acer saccharum</i>. The shrub layer is quite variable but can include <i>Cornus alternifolia, Cornus florida</i> (southward), <i>Cornus foemina, Corylus americana</i> (northward), <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ribes cynosbati</i>, and <i>Zanthoxylum americanum</i>. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Amphicarpaea bracteata, Anemone virginiana, Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius var. sagittifolius), Botrychium virginianum, Brachyelytrum erectum, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Galium concinnum, Geranium maculatum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Sanicula odorata</i>, and <i>Maianthemum racemosum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36742.CEGL002068
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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